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pvlib currently uses variants of the following description for the times parameter in the solar position algorithms:
times : pandas.DatetimeIndex
Must be localized or UTC will be assumed.
However, times should actually be UT1!
UTC has been maintained within ±0.9 of UT1 since 1970 ish by adding leap seconds. However, prior to 1970s there are large deviations between UTC and UT1, and there may be in the future too. Therefore, I think it's wise to update the times parameter to something along the lines of:
times : pandas.DatetimeIndex
Must be localized or UTC/UT1 will be assumed. Prior to 1970 and far in
the future UTC and UT1 may deviate significantly and in such cases
UT1 times should be provided.
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pvlib currently uses variants of the following description for the
times
parameter in the solar position algorithms:However,
times
should actually be UT1!UTC has been maintained within ±0.9 of UT1 since 1970 ish by adding leap seconds. However, prior to 1970s there are large deviations between UTC and UT1, and there may be in the future too. Therefore, I think it's wise to update the
times
parameter to something along the lines of:The text was updated successfully, but these errors were encountered: